The Foot-wide moth of the Himalayas

Meet the world’s largest moth, known as Attacus or Atlas, as it serenely sits on a road in north-east India.

With its astonishing 25cm or one foot wingspan, Sandesh Kadur was heading straight for this giant insect as he drove round the bend in the heart of the eastern Himalayas.

The moths, which do not have fully-formed mouths and survive off fat they built up as caterpillars, only live for a maximum of two weeks.

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